One-piece book holder



June 3, 1969 c. R. GALLAMOS 3,447,770

ONE-PIECE BOOK momma Filed July 1, 1966 co srwc/o A. 6141144105 IN V E NT O R United States Patent Oflice Quiapo,

1 Claim ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A book holder consisting of a panelmember having a prop attached to one side and book engaging and holdingclips attached to the other side.

This invention relates to a book holder which consists of only one pieceand, therefore, very light and conveniem to carry along with the book orbooks.

The primary purpose of this invention is to provide the studentpopulation as Well as professionals and others who read books andmagazines, with a very low-priced but very effective book prop or holderwhich, by reason of its being made of only sheet, is very handy andconvenient to use.

Another object of this invention is to lighten the burden of thestudents and pupils in their studies in that the use of the device willmake them feel more convenient and therefore more receptive to betterconcentration when they study their lessons.

In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a front view of the non-operative position.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the device in its folded or non-operativeposition.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the device in its operative position.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the device in its operative position.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the tip of the secondary prop.

This invention consists of a single rectangular sheet 1 (FIGS. 1 and 2),of plain pliable but tough and strong material, of such dimensions as toenable it to contain or hold uprightly an open book which is made tolean against it.

The lower sides of a trapezoid, hereinafter referred to as the primaryprop 2, is cut out at the lower middle portion of said plain sheet 1(FIG. 1), leaving the middle portion of its top side 3 untouched, andfurther leaving said top side 3 uncut but considerably reduced inthickness such that said primary prop 2 can be easily bent to eitherside of the plain sheet 1. A secondary prop 4 is cut out on primary prop2, leaving the base 5 of said secondary prop 4 uncut but considerablyreduced in its thickness such that said secondary prop can be easilybent to either side of the plain sheet 1.

A plurality of slots 6 (FIGS. 1 and 4) are made in a straight verticalrow on plain sheet 1, said row being in line with the tip 7 or secondaryprop 4. Each slot 6 device in its folded or 3,447,770 Patented June 3,1969 is large enough to allow the tip 4 to enter said slot.

At the lower right corner of plain sheet 1 (FIGS. 1 and 4) is cutout apair of rectangular portions 8 and 9 which have rounded corners, leavingthe base 10 of portion 8 uncut but its thickness considerably reducedsuch that said portion 8 can be easily bent to either side of plainsheet 1. Portions 8 and 9 are joined together at their upper ends. Thelower tip 11 of portion 9 is completely severed from plain sheet 1, butits upper end 12, which is joined to the upper end of portion 8 aspreviously stated is reduced considerably in its thickness such thatsaid portion 9 can be easily bent to either side of plain sheet 1. Itshall be noted in the drawing that portion 9 is located at the far rightof plain sheet 1.

Another pair of portions 13 and 14, similar to the pair of portions 8and 9, is likewise cut out at the lower left-hand corner of plainsheet 1. The pair of portions 13 and 14 is identical to the pair ofportions 8 and 9, with the only significant difference that whileportion 9 is at the far right, its counterpart portion 14 is at the farleft.

The lower side 15 of slot 6 is made thin, the purpose of which is shownin the next succeeding paragraph.

The tip 7 of secondary prop 4 is provided with a hook-like projection 16(FIG. 5) at the front side of said tip 7, the purpose of which is toallow said hook 16 to engage with the thin lower side 15 of slot 6, thuspreventing said tip 7 from slipping down whenever the propped open bookis picked up together with the device so as to transfer same to anotherplace.

The device is set into its operative position by simply pushing thecombination of the primary and the secondary props 2 and 4 towards theside opposite the side of the hook 16 of the tip 7 of the secondary prop4, and then inserting the tip 7 into the desired slot 6.

To set the open book against the device, the identical pairs of portions8 and 9 and portions 13 and 14 are pushed towards the front side of thedevice, and the identical or corresponding portions 9 and 14 are tiltedupwards so as to bring them clear of the pages of the open book. Whenthe open book has been set on portions 8 and 13 and consequently againstplain sheet 1, said portions 9 and 14 are then released, and by reasonof the resilient but tough and strong quality of the mate rial thatshould be used in the manufacture of the device, said portions 9 and 14automatically press down firmly the leaves or pages of the open book.

Having thus described my invention in detail, I now claim:

1. In a book holder consisting of a single piece or sheet having thequalities of a material which is resilient but tough and strong, thelower sides of a trapezoid having been cut out at the lower middleportion of said sheet, leaving the middle portion of the topmost side ofsaid trapezoid intact and the end parts of said topmost side beingconsiderably reduced, said out out portion serving as a primary prop ofthe plain sheet, the upstanding sides and tip of a vertically positionedtriangular portion being cut out on said trapezoidal portion up to andbeyond the topmost side-of said trapezoidal por- 7 of the secondary proption, and the base of which said triangular portion only considerablyreduced in thickness, said triangular portion serving as the secondaryprop of the plain sheet, a plurality of slots having been punched in avertical row at the middle of the plain sheet, into which any of saidslots the tip of the vertically positioned triangular portion whichserves as a secondary prop may be inserted, there being a hook-likeprojection at the topmost tip of said secondary prop, a pair ofrectangular portions having been cut out at each of the two lowercorners of the main or plain sheet leaving the base of one portion ofeach pair uncut but conisderably reduced in thickness, the upper ends ofeach pair being joined together, and with the joined end of each portionhaving the free end being considerably reduced in thickness.

4 References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,869,714 8/1932 Rodack 248-4532,591,170 4/ 1952 Levinson et al 248-45 6 3,205,902 9/1965 Waggoner24-259 XR FOREIGN PATENTS 296,518 9/ 1928 Great Britain.

10 ROY D. FRAZIER, Primary Examiner.

I. F. FOSS, Assistant Examiner.

US. Cl. X.R.

